Building-wall construction



R. C. CUTTMAN.

BUILDING WALL coNsRucTloN.

APPLICATION FILED JULY I3, 1920.

R. c. COTTMAN.

BUILDING WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED .IULY I3. 1920.

atroz mug J UNITED STAT-Es PATENT orifice.

BUILDING-WALL CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letten Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

Application led July 18, 1920. lerlal No. 895,887. i

To all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD CLARK Corr- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Merced, in the county of Merced and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Building- Wall Construction, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to building wall construction and it has for its object to provide an improved type of wall constructed in such manner that it may be manufactured in a horizontal position and afterward elevated to a vertical position.

A further object of the invention is to rovide an improved wall of the character indicated havin means for hingedly uniting thel ends o? adjacent wall sections or for hingedly unitin the wall sectionsat the corners, together with means for filling in the joints between the wall sections in such manner as to effectually revent the passage of air therethrough andp to form an absolutely weather-proof 'oint.

A wall constructed in accordance with the present invention saves labor and material,

prevents the waste of lumber for forms and scaffolding, saves the costv of lathing and plastering and, if desired, saves the cost of stuccoing, since a light finish on the interior and a pebble-dash finish on the exterior will `provide a sound and well finished wall, at much less cost than by the present methods of construction.

Further ob'ects and advantages of the invention wille set forth in the detailed description which now follows.

In the accompanying drawin s: Figure 1 is a view partl in si e elevation and partly in `longitudina section of a wall constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view through parts of two adjacent alined wall sections;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view `through one of the corners;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the platform upon which the wall is to be constructed and by which the wall is afterward swung to vertical position; and

Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the form with a wall thereon and withthe floor and a part of the foundation in section.

Like numerals designate corresponding .of this filling enterin parts. throughout the several figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 5, 5 designates the floor and 6 the foundation which is referably built u about four inches above t e floor al1 aroun The platform illustrated in Fi '4 consists of a lurality of 2x4 timbers 7 laid on edge on t e floor, with boards or sheathing 8 nailed to them as indicated at 9. Two or shown, by which the dplatform and the wall' thereon may be raise to a vertical position. The main body of the wall is formed of concrete indicated at 13, this concrete having tubular columns of wire mesh indicated at -14 embedded therein and having longitudinally extending `webs 15 of metal lath or other wire mesh located therein, by which the walls are lightened and strengthened.

The space lbetween the webs 15 may be left empty or it may be filled in as desired. Door or window frames indicated ait-16 may be ut in position, when the wall is lying horizontally, so that the completed wall will be 'ready for use after being lifted to a vertical plane. Wooden plates 16" are preferably secured-to the upper edges of the walls by bolts 17 that are embedded inthe concrete of the wall, these plates serving to support second iloorjoists or other timbers, as desired. The ends of the `walls are formed with recesses 18. Eyes 19 project from the ends of the wall and receive vertical rods 20, which serve to tie adj-acent wall sections'together, whether the walls lie in lon 'tudinal ais alinement with each other or whet er they .lie at right angles to each other as in Fig.

3. In either case, a filling of concrete or cement indicated at 21 completes the joint between the walls, projecting portions 22 the recesses 18 to break the joint throug the wall and 'form a weather-proof .joint at this oint.` The connecting of the wall sections y the eyes and pins permits limited movement of the wall sections with relation to each other'so that they may be brought to positions of accurate alinement, whi e at the same time these sections -are tightly tied together.

Furthermore the eyes and pins forni rein- I forcing elements in the filling material 21' to prevent lateral shifting of t is filling material and to maintain the filling in accurate alinement with the outer face of the wall. 'lhe filling material ma if desired, be caused to project beyon the faceof the wall as indicated at 21", in Fig. 2, so that this material not only serves as a joint in conipleting the wall, but may be caused to serve as a pilaster for supporting beams, trusses, or the like. y

From the foregoing description it will be l seen that sim le and efficient means are herein provide for carrying out the objects of the invention. However it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth ybut that `fit includes within its purview whatever changes fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claim. y

Having described my invention,.what I claim is:

A wall construction comprising a plurality of separately built lup units lying in spaced l signature relation to each other and each comprisli' aV body` rtion of cementitious mate having reinforcing elements embedded. therein consisting of a tubular column of wire mesh and two spaced wire mesh sections with an open space between them, one end of each of said wire mesh sections being attached to the tubular column of wire mesh eyes pro jectin centrally from the ends of2 said units the s anks of said eyes extending to and entering the spaces between the two spaced wire mesh sections, said eyes being adapted to be brought into overlap ing relation with each other, vertical pins apted to traverse said eyes to unite the sections and joint filling material between the adjacent ends of the units, the ends of said units bein vertically -recessed for the rece tion o said joint filling material and sai joint filling material surrounding and inclosing the wei and the rods.

In testimony whereof I hereunto amx my RICHARD CLARK COTTMAN. 

